What do you do with your left over bits and pieces from you quilts? How do you save and/or store them? This is one of my biggest problems in cleaning up my sewing room! - Quilt With Us2020-06-07T09:48:05Zhttp://quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com/forum/topics/what-do-you-do-with-your-left?commentId=2313716%3AComment%3A21815&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks, Artquilter for sharin…tag:quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com,2010-06-18:2313716:Comment:4723972010-06-18T20:44:21.124ZDiana Bracyhttp://quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com/profile/DianaBracy
Thanks, Artquilter for sharing the link. Her work is just gorgeous! I love the "flow" of her designs.
Thanks, Artquilter for sharing the link. Her work is just gorgeous! I love the "flow" of her designs. I keep the selvage of my fabr…tag:quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com,2010-06-18:2313716:Comment:4723732010-06-18T19:46:46.060ZArtQuilterhttp://quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com/profile/GlendaRae459
I keep the selvage of my fabrics along with the tiniest bits of fabric to larger scraps. Take a look at the work of Lorraine Roy at <a href="http://www.lroytextileart.com/index.html" target="_blank">www.lroytextileart.com/index.html</a> She uses tiny bits of fabric to make many of her quilts. They are beautiful.<br />
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I sort mine by color and put them in plastic bags. When I have enough I put them into small plastic storage drawers. I get mine at wal-mart. As the collection grows so do the drawers.…
I keep the selvage of my fabrics along with the tiniest bits of fabric to larger scraps. Take a look at the work of Lorraine Roy at <a href="http://www.lroytextileart.com/index.html" target="_blank">www.lroytextileart.com/index.html</a> She uses tiny bits of fabric to make many of her quilts. They are beautiful.<br />
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I sort mine by color and put them in plastic bags. When I have enough I put them into small plastic storage drawers. I get mine at wal-mart. As the collection grows so do the drawers. I also keep my like color fabrics together in the large plastic drawers.<br />
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I have seen quilts where the background fabric is woven selvages. They were really cool looking.<br />
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So for me the ideas are there. The fabric is there. The time....where is it? A lady at the quilt shop I go…tag:quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com,2010-01-23:2313716:Comment:3469162010-01-23T02:26:39.466ZAili in CThttp://quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com/profile/AiliMcKeen
A lady at the quilt shop I go to recently showed me "fabric balls" which are various small strips like selveges and raw edges wound up like a yarn ball. She keeps a bunch in a basket as a decorative feature.<br />
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With pieces that are actually of useful size, say, 3" or larger, I stuff them into a big plastic bin. If it gets too full I'll sit down &amp; sort a bunch out &amp; donate to a Girl Scout troop or freecycle the portion I don't think I'll use again.
A lady at the quilt shop I go to recently showed me "fabric balls" which are various small strips like selveges and raw edges wound up like a yarn ball. She keeps a bunch in a basket as a decorative feature.<br />
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With pieces that are actually of useful size, say, 3" or larger, I stuff them into a big plastic bin. If it gets too full I'll sit down &amp; sort a bunch out &amp; donate to a Girl Scout troop or freecycle the portion I don't think I'll use again. I have a bin for small scraps…tag:quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com,2010-01-07:2313716:Comment:3356282010-01-07T21:00:49.814ZMichelle Pickardhttp://quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com/profile/MichellePIckard
I have a bin for small scraps and a bin for larger scraps. I did my finding nemo quilt in mostly scraps, picking out colors that were in the main nemo print.<br />
Somewhere like project linus is a great place to donate a scrappy quilt, the brighter the better :)
I have a bin for small scraps and a bin for larger scraps. I did my finding nemo quilt in mostly scraps, picking out colors that were in the main nemo print.<br />
Somewhere like project linus is a great place to donate a scrappy quilt, the brighter the better :) This is from Jan Johnson and…tag:quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com,2010-01-06:2313716:Comment:3345852010-01-06T19:36:50.597ZDiana Bracyhttp://quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com/profile/DianaBracy
This is from Jan Johnson and she mailed it to me like a regular envelope. She is not a member of the group. I was just showcasing her simple, yet elegant postcard. The did a little quilting and edgestitched the edges.
This is from Jan Johnson and she mailed it to me like a regular envelope. She is not a member of the group. I was just showcasing her simple, yet elegant postcard. The did a little quilting and edgestitched the edges. We are now making postcards,…tag:quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com,2010-01-06:2313716:Comment:3345822010-01-06T19:35:34.208ZDiana Bracyhttp://quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com/profile/DianaBracy
We are now making postcards, a little bigger than aceos. They are 4 x6 inches and can be mailed through USPS for a first class stamp. For embellished cards, they can be sent with a clear envelope and hand stamped by the USPS, but they do charge a few cents more.<br />
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Please come and take a look at what we have done with our scraps. We have am ablum of some of our finished work. The group is on my page under my group section: Aceos/Postcards. You can even fuse or glue the pieces, without sewing.<br />
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We are now making postcards, a little bigger than aceos. They are 4 x6 inches and can be mailed through USPS for a first class stamp. For embellished cards, they can be sent with a clear envelope and hand stamped by the USPS, but they do charge a few cents more.<br />
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Please come and take a look at what we have done with our scraps. We have am ablum of some of our finished work. The group is on my page under my group section: Aceos/Postcards. You can even fuse or glue the pieces, without sewing.<br />
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I take much of my scrappy pieces and use them to make stuffing for pet pillows. I add some polyester stuffing to help with the feel of the pillow. I have made several and even two cat beds and this seems to work out just fine.
I take much of my scrappy pieces and use them to make stuffing for pet pillows. I add some polyester stuffing to help with the feel of the pillow. I have made several and even two cat beds and this seems to work out just fine. To be honest...I don't keep m…tag:quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com,2009-09-21:2313716:Comment:2576982009-09-21T14:49:39.235ZCeline B.http://quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com/profile/CelineBowman
To be honest...I don't keep my bits and pieces. I throw them out. My craft room is a bit disorganized as it is let alone saving the small left overs. But that's just me.
To be honest...I don't keep my bits and pieces. I throw them out. My craft room is a bit disorganized as it is let alone saving the small left overs. But that's just me. Hi all! I have just the thin…tag:quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com,2009-04-19:2313716:Comment:1158282009-04-19T22:48:44.986ZDiana Bracyhttp://quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com/profile/DianaBracy
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Hi all! I have just the thing to do with our scraps! Gwen has started a group of aceos/atc Art Card Edition and Originals and Artist Trading Cards. Please visit my page and click on the Aceo Group section. Her group is accepting any members that are interested in making these little 2 1/1" x 3 1/2" pieces of art. We would love to see what you have made, share ideas or gather more information about them. You can also see my slide show of about 15 that…
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Hi all! I have just the thing to do with our scraps! Gwen has started a group of aceos/atc Art Card Edition and Originals and Artist Trading Cards. Please visit my page and click on the Aceo Group section. Her group is accepting any members that are interested in making these little 2 1/1" x 3 1/2" pieces of art. We would love to see what you have made, share ideas or gather more information about them. You can also see my slide show of about 15 that I recently made for a swap (ATC) with my WWAO group.<br />
The photo is one that I completed and it is a simple log cabin made from a portion of a fat quarter.<br />
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Diana I also was going to recommend…tag:quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com,2009-03-27:2313716:Comment:942772009-03-27T03:17:08.709ZMarla Southershttp://quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com/profile/MarlaSouthers
I also was going to recommend to everyone Bonnie Hunter's website of quiltville.com She is the queen of scraps and uses a system of scrapsaving to make the most beautiful quilts I have ever seen.
I also was going to recommend to everyone Bonnie Hunter's website of quiltville.com She is the queen of scraps and uses a system of scrapsaving to make the most beautiful quilts I have ever seen.